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PDFsam
Free, open source desktop app to split, merge, rotate and extract PDF files. Fully offline, your files never leave your computer, from a free app to a full PDF editor
Where it stands
3.9 / 5
Signals score
Not a hands-on test
Based on 2 of 3 signals
- Website health3.8 / 5 · weight 50%
Measured from the tool's public website
- Facts stated5 / 5 · weight 30%
How many of the five facts the tool's own pages state
Built only from what we can measure or quote without using the tool. How ranking works
Rank by signals
We have not run our own hands-on test on PDFsam yet. Facts checked 2026-11-01. How tests work
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Should you use PDFsam?
A quick read built only from what the tool's own pages state and from our tests, not from opinion. Facts checked 2026-11-01.
A good fit if…
- You want to use it without creating an account. Its own pages say none is needed.
- Your files must stay on your own device. Its own pages say they do.
- You want a free option. It states: “PDFsam Basic is free and open source (AGPL) with no sign-up, no watermarks and no limits, per the home page. It is a desktop app…”
Check first
Nothing to flag from what we know.
Does: Merge PDF, Split PDF, Rotate PDF
Measured signals
3.8 / 5 · measured 2026-11-08Read automatically from PDFsam's public website: how reliable, secure, private and open the site is. This is not a test of how well the tool does its job. How this is measured
- Reliability5 / 5The page answered and finished downloading in 136 ms.
- Security2.8 / 51 of 5 protective headers set (x-content-type-options).
- Privacy4 / 51 third-party tracking service found: Google Analytics.
- Transparency3 / 5Links a privacy policy; no pricing page linked.
Community feedback
We found no public discussion of this tool to read.
A score needs at least 12 different commenters across 2 threads.
Not tested yet
We checked, and the owner has not allowed automatic testing. We only test a site automatically when its owner says yes. If you make PDFsam, publish a text file at /.well-known/agathox-test.txt on your site containing the word allow, and within a day it is tested and scored, with the results published as they are. More for makers
- Free tier
- PDFsam Basic is free and open source (AGPL) with no sign-up, no watermarks and no limits, per the home page. It is a desktop app that works without an Internet connection.
- Paid plan
- PDFsam Visual has a 14-day free trial, then needs a license (one-time purchase or subscription). PDFsam Enhanced needs a yearly subscription for the full editor and runs on Windows only. Prices are not shown on the pages read.
- Signup
- PDFsam Basic needs no sign-up. PDFsam Enhanced requires registration even for its free reader and virtual printer.
- Watermark
- Basic has no watermarks. Not stated for the Visual trial or Enhanced free version.
- Where files go
- All apps process PDF files locally; the privacy policy says no PDF content is automatically sent or uploaded to its servers. Basic sends and collects nothing. Visual may contact servers for licensing and, if you opt in, send error reports that can include file paths.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Home page, Privacy policy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
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Tasks and scores
- Merge PDFNot tested yet
- Split PDFNot tested yet
- Rotate PDFNot tested yet
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